Middle School Science
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What animal is the national bird of the United States?
Bald Eagle
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies or describes a verb.
What is the day after Thanksgiving commonly called
Black Friday
In 1973 this band released the album Dark Side of the Moon
What is Pink Floyd
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
He wrote the national anthem The Star Spangled Banner
Who is Francis Scott Key
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Bang
Boom
Zoom
Buzz
Sound words.
This group of Native Americans celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
Who are the Wampanoags
This 1975 movie about a shark was a massive hit
What is Jaws
What is the center of the cell called?
Nucleus
This state has the most national parks
What is California
What is the point of highest tension and drama in a story?
The climax
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
On August 9, 1974, this man became President of the United States
Who is Gerald Ford
What is the process by which plants make their own food
Photosynthesis
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
This is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English
"Go."
The voyage of the Mayflower was this many days long?
66 days
This four member rock band from Liverpool England officially broke up on December 29, 1974
Who are the Beatles
Animals without backbones are known as
What are invertebrates.
Which amendment to the Constitution that gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
"Her eyes were like the sun" is an example of what literary device?
Simile
What president is credited with declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
This show, named after its female star, won the emmy for best comedy in 1975
What is The Mary Tyler Moore show